Senior Life Community at Beth ElBeth El has recently formed a Senior Life Committee. Its mission is to make recommendations regarding programs, activities and services that would better serve the needs of Beth El’s Senior population. If you are interested in learning more about the work of the Senior Life Committee, or have an issue or suggestion that you would like the Committee to consider, please contact either Mally Rutkoff at 847-432-2242 or Judy Smith at 847-945-4554.

End of the Year DonationsDon’t forget to make your end of the year donations to NSSBE. All donations received by December 31, 2012 will be included in your year end-tax receipt from the synagogue which will be mailed in January. If you have any questions about gifts to NSSBE, please contact Nancy Kekst, Development Manager, at 847-432-8900 x237 or email nkekst@nssbethel.org.

קצתDecember 2012

Families with Children in Kindergarten through 5th Grade are invited to celebrate Hanukkah at Beth El

Create your own Hanukkah crafts Paint driedels with Fired Works

Play Maccabiah Gaga Search for the hidden oil Make your own olive oil

And more!

Cost of the program is $12 per child, adults are free!Lunch will be available for purchase.

Questions? Contact Samantha Isenstein,

Youth Community Director, at sisenstein@nssbethel.org or 847-432-8903 x 214

Rabbi Jeffrey SalkinDecember 14-16, 2012 Rabbi Salkin’s dynamic presentations will include:

• Congregational Shabbat dinner Friday night

• Shabbat D’var Torah and Post-kiddush lecture

• Sunday morning community presentation and

• Special presentation to the Sokol Hebrew High School

Cost: Adults $25       Children (ages 5-12) $12

Services begin at 6:15 pm and dinner follows at approximately 7:00 pm.

RSVP to meskin@nssbethel.org or call 847-432-8900 x234.

Irving and Janet Robbin Scholar-in-Residence:

Family HanukkahCelebration!Beth El

Kol Beth El

Gray Cultural & Learning Center

Hannukah Service Schedule

Monday, December 3, 7:00pm (Author Event)NSS Beth El will host the Spertus “One Book, One Community” Author Event with Mary Glickman. The complimentary dessert reception and book signing will begin at 7:00pm; Mary Glickman will speak about her novel, One More River, after evening Minyan at 7:45pm. This event is free and open to the community. Copies of One More River and Home in the Morning, both by Mary Glickman, will be available for sale for $16. RSVP to Marcie Eskin at meskin@nssbethel.org or 847-432-8903 x234.

Wednesday, December 5, 1:00pm (Museum Exhibit Lecture)Explore the techniques and styles represented in the new exhibit “City of Broad Shoulders and Bright Lights: The Spirit of Hanukkah through the Eyes of Chicagoland Artists” in the Rissman Family Kol Ami Museum. Marla Hand, Curator of the Robert B. Mayer Family Collection and art history professor at Loyola University, will focus on how the elements of light and color are used to convey the sentiments of Hanukkah.

Thursday, December 6, 6:45pm (Museum Reception)Welcome the artists featured in the new exhibit “City of Broad Shoulders and Bright Lights: The Spirit of Hanukkah through the Eyes of Chicagoland Artists” in the Rissman Family Kol Ami Museum and enjoy complimentary holiday treats and wine. Following Minyan, Jane Shapiro, former Associate Director of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School, will lead a discussion from Jewish sources on how to add more meaning to our Hanukkah rituals and celebration.For more information, exhibit hours, and to RSVP for the museum events, contact Marcie Eskin at meskin@nssbethel.org or 847-432-8903 x234.

Annual Used Book SaleDonations are now being accepted for the Annual Used Book Sale, February 1-10, 2013. Bring in gently used books (secular and Judaic, adult and children’s) to the Kaye Reading Room of the Gray Cultural and Learning Center. Receipts are available in the CLC. Please refrain from donating travel guides and test preparation guides that are more than 1-2 years old as well as magazines, newspapers, journals, and textbooks.

Save the Date! The 3rd Annual Havdalah, Dinner & A Movie will be January 19, 2013.

Saturday, December 8Erev Hanukkah

First Hanukkah CandleShabbat Service 8:50am

Mincha/Ma'ariv Service 4:00pmShabbat Ends 5:04pm

Sunday, December 9First Day Hanukkah

Second Hanukkah CandleMorning Minyan 8:45amEvening Minyan 7:30pm

Monday, December 10Third Hanukkah CandleMorning Minyan 7:00amEvening Minyan 7:30pm

Tuesday, December 11

Fourth Hanukkah CandleMorning Minyan 7:00amEvening Minyan 7:30pm

Wednesday, December 12Fifth Hanukkah CandleMorning Minyan 7:00amEvening Minyan 7:30pm

Thursday, December 13Sixth Hanukkah CandleMorning Minyan 7:00amEvening Minyan 7:30pm

Friday, December 14Rosh Hodesh Tevet

Seventh Hanukkah CandleMorning Minyan 7:00amCandle Lighting 4:00pmKabbalat Shabbat 6:15pm

Saturday, December 15Eighth Hanukkah Candle

Shabbat Service 8:50amMincah/Ma'ariv Service 4:00pm

Shabbat Ends 5:05pm

Sunday, December 16Last Day of Hanukkah

Morning Minyan 8:45amEvening Minyan 7:30pm

Tips for a Healthier You: For Women OnlyGuest Speakers Dr. Michael Rakotz and Dr Katherine Kirley from NorthShore University HealthSystem Medical Group will be with Sisterhood on Tuesday December 18, 2012; 12:30pm-2:30pm in the Blumberg.

Come join Sisterhood and learn what is the true definition of a healthy woman. Learn the proper questions to ask your physician when you go in for your yearly physical. Find out which medical tests are recommended. Join us and learn how to be proactive about your health! Come join us and hear what Dr. Michael Rakotz and Dr. Katherine Kirley have to say.

Sisterhood

Mah JonggDecember 19; 12:30pm-2:30pm Same Time-New Location (Blumberg) Bring your card, set and let us know your level of play. RSVP- Michelle Krawitz- Webs70@aol.com or 847-951-4890.

Bagels For Your BrainsSunday, December 2Torah Study with Ron GoldbergSunday, December 9Men's Club and Religious School Latkes Event

Men's Club

Pre-School and Camp Registration is Underway!Registration is now underway at the Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Pre-School for the 2013-2014 school year and for our 7 week summer camp for infants through 4 year olds. We have classes for infants through toddlers with an adult called “Small and Tall”. Pre-School begins with Adult/ Toddler and Transition classes for children 15 months old and continues through 4 year old Pre-Kindergarten. For information and to arrange a tour, please contact our Director, Caron Knopoff at the Pre-School office 847-432-2830.

Terrific TuesdayOpen Gym on December 11th at 3:30-4:30pm in the Grossinger Brickman Activity Center.

Pre-School Tot ShabbatDecember 15th at 11:00am in the Zell.

Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Pre-School

Upcoming Programs and Events!

Kol No'arThe Voice of the Youth

Shabbat, December1stTeen Minyan Shabbat Morning Services and Shabbat LunchSunday, December 2ndBeth El Family Hanukkah Celebration; 11:00am-1:00pm(Program geared towards Shalom Club and M&M Club)Tuesday, December 4thUSY Zumba Lounge Night: 7:00pm-9:00pmShabbat, December 8thShalom and M&M Club Shabbat Lunch and Games after services (12:15pm)Saturday Evening, December 8thUSY Domination Evening Program; 6:00pm-9:30pm meet in the Youth Lounge. $15 for members and $20 for non-membersMonday, December 10thTeen Minyan Committee Meeting and Free Dinner: 7:30-9:00pmTuesday, December 11thUSY Café BEANS: 7:00pm-9:00pmWednesday, December 12thKadima Hanukkah iProgram with CRS: 4:15pm-6:15pm Kadima Board Meeting: 6:15pm-8:00pmTuesday, December 18thUSY Board Meeting: 7:00pm-9:00pmWednesday, December 19thKadima Lounge Night: 6:15pm-8:00pm

Sarah Fishbein, daughter of Todd and Lisa Fishbein

Shabbat, December 15, 2012

Ashley Hendler, daughter of Anton and Tracy Hendler Shabbat, December 1, 2012

North Suburban Synagogue Beth El1175 Sheridan RoadHighland Park, IL 60035

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It's All in the Beth El Family....

- Barbara (Ira) Berger on the loss of her mother, Roslyn Greenfield- Debbi Dworin on the loss of her mother, Elaine Krumbein- Burt Ehrlich on the loss of his mother, Tobie T. Ehrlich- Leslie Glazer on the loss of her father, Arthur Jerome Levin- Eileen Goldberg on the loss of her brother, John Ferns- Milton Greenfield on the loss of his wife, Roslyn Greenfield- Gail Greenspahn on the loss of her father, Harold Goldenberg- Judy Hirsch-Zelin on the loss of her mother, Miriam Hirsch- Judy Kessel on the loss of her sister, Linda Sue Kesselman- Aaron Krumbein on the loss of his mother, Elaine Krumbein

- Eliezer Krumbein on the loss of his wife, Elaine Krumbein- Judith Miller on the loss of her mother, Blanche Levy- Susan (Jason) Millner on the loss of her grandmother, Roslyn Greenfield

- Daniel Perlman on the loss of his father, Milton Perlman- Anne Rossen on the loss of her father, Charles English- Sally Schechter on the loss of her husband, Daniel Schechter- Marlene Senescu on the loss of her mother, Myndel Rubin- Miriam Tabachnik on the loss of her sister, Ann Davenport- Mira Temkin on the loss of her father, Harold Hymen

Condolences To

-Dana and Joshua Atlas on the birth of their son, Miles Penn Atlas- Jodi and Seth Gastwirth on the baby naming of their daughter, Libbi Margot Gastwirth

- Renee and Eugene Goldfarb on the marriage of their son, Justin, to Rachel Gross

- Melissa and Todd Halperin on the birth of their son- Heidi and Richard Maletsky on the baby naming of their daughter, Hannah Sachs Maletsky

- Rinna and Eric Maletsky on the baby naming of their granddaughter, Hannah Sachs Maletsky

- Jane and Nathan Pickus on the birth of their grandson, Boaz Wolfe- Jodie and Mark Silberman on the birth of their daughter- Margaret and Alan Silberman on the birth of their granddaughter- Rena and Daniel Sternberg on the marriage of their son, William, to Elly Fine

- Mayer Stiebel and Cara Madansky Stiebel on the marriage of Victor Stiebel to Cheryl Gold

- Barbara and Jeffrey Wohlstadter on the marriage of their daughter, Johanna, to Greg Shapiro

Congratulations To

- Roslyn Greenfield- Elaine Krumbein

- Myndel Rubin- Daniel Schechter

In Memoriam

Please take this quick survey to let us know if you would be interested in attending Second Seder at NSS Beth El. Responses are due by December 31, 2012! Thank you.

*RequiredWould you consider joining your Beth El Community for a Seder at 8:00pm on the Second Night of Passover, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at NSS Beth El? *O YesO NoO Not Sure Would you be willing to pay $50.00 per adult to attend the seder? *O YesO NoO Not Sure

How many people from your family would be attending the seder? *O One to TwoO Two to FourO Four to SixO Other:

Please indicate the number of adults and children who would attend. *

If you are not sure that you would attend, what is your main concern? *O Timing of EventO Cost of EventO TransportationO All of Above Do you have any other concerns than those listed above?

SynagogueSurvey: Second Night Seder at Beth El in 2013?

Return Survey to:NSS Beth El1175 Sheridan RoadHighland Park, IL60035